Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
40 articles
TRUMP, PUTIN, SUMMIT, UKRAINE
WASHINGTON — President Trump said there’s a 25% chance that his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin will end in failure.
Still, the dealmaker-in-chief insisted that he is the only reason the Russian dictator is coming to the table in an interview
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TRUMP, DC, CRIME, POLICE
The chief of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington issued an order on Thursday permitting officers to share information about people not in custody, such as those detained during traffic stops and to provide transportation to federal immigration
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NEWSOM, TRUMP, REDISTRICTING, CALIFORNIA
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Isaac Newton posited this as his third law of motion, but it applies to economics, as well, and the state of California is learning this to its sorrow. At least, California's fast-food workers are learning
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MAMDANI, NYC, ZOHRAN, RENT
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani traveled uptown to the Bronx on Thursday for the fourth day of his "Five Boroughs Against Trump" tour, arguing that President Donald Trump's administration is hurting small businesses.
"We are here
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TRUMP, MELANIA, BIDEN, EPSTEIN
Hunter Biden is refusing to apologize to First Lady Melania Trump for making what her lawyer described as “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements” about her.
Melania’s lawyers asked Biden to remove and retract his statements and demanded
Continued at Breitbart...
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SECURITY, TRUMP, SOCIAL, 90TH
President Donald Trump's pick to head the nation's Social Security apparatus, Commissioner Frank Bisignano, told Fox News Digital that criticisms of the Trump administration's approach to Social Security are politically motivated and misleading.
Democrats
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FOX, NEWS, TRUMP, TOPS
FIRST ON FOX: The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), America’s largest union of border patrol officers, is endorsing former top Trump Department of Justice official Aaron Reitz to be the next attorney general of Texas.
This comes as current Texas Attorney
Continued at Fox News...
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DC, CHECKPOINT, FEDERAL, PROTEST
A video captured protesters in Washington, D.C., yelling at police officers to "get off our streets!" as law enforcement set up a checkpoint along a popular nightlife corridor in the nation’s capital.
The tense scenes unfolded late Wednesday night along
Continued at Fox News...
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TORONTO, FESTIVAL, FILM, DOCUMENTARY
The organizers of Canada’s largest film festival have pulled from the event’s lineup an Israeli documentary about the Oct. 7 attacks that included footage of atrocities live streamed by Hamas fighters.
The makers of the film, “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate
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TROOPS, GUARD, NATIONAL, WASHINGTON
DC residents tell National Guard troops to 'go home' Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood protested the arrival of National Guard troops in the city as President Trump continues efforts to ramp-up crime enforcement in the nation's capital.
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BRYAN, IDAHO, KOHBERGER, CALLED
The Idaho lockup housing Bryan Kohberg is downplaying claims that fellow inmates have been tormenting and taunting the convicted killer by yelling through vents — saying that’s just how prisoners communicate.
Kohberger, who was hit with four life sentences
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SANDWICH, AGENT, DC, FEDERAL
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump during a press conference about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington
Continued at CNBC...
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SUPREME, COURT, MEDIA, LAW
is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court
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SWIFT, TAYLOR, KELCE, PODCAST
Takeaways from Taylor Swift's podcast appearance: her new album, romance and more
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After days of anticipation, Taylor Swift revealed the cover art and October release date for her next album, The Life of a Showgirl,
Continued at NPR...
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HOMELESS, TRUMP, CITY, ENCAMPMENTS
WASHINGTON — DC officials and volunteers began taking down a major homeless encampment Thursday amid President Trump’s crackdown on crime and push to beautify the nation’s capital.
City crews and helpers were spotted clearing out a camp near the Lincoln Memorial
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TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION, RIGHTS, HUMAN
The State Department released its annual reports on human rights around the world on Tuesday, and revealed an administration set on whitewashing the records of some of the world’s worst violators of human rights.
The hollowed-out reports on roughly 200 countries
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GIRLS, SPORTS, CALIFORNIA, ATHLETES
A school board in California voted to defy state policy and ban trans athletes from girls' sports Tuesday.
The Kern County Board of Education approved a resolution to comply with the federal definition of Title IX.
The vote comes amid a feud and lawsuit
Continued at Fox News...
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SCHUMER, DEMS, CRIME, DC
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had harsh words Wednesday when asked whether Democrats planned to go along with President Donald Trump's request to extend his control over Washington, D.C.'s police force.
Schumer made the comment during an appearance
Continued at Fox News...
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ILLINOIS, AI, BANS, QUESTIONS
Last week, my home state of Illinois became one of the first in the nation to ban AI therapy when Governor Pritzker signed the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (WOPR) into law. The bill, which is a clear nod to the 1983 film WarGames and
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ROBLOX, SUES, AVERAGE, YEAR
FIRST ON FOX: Louisiana’s attorney general brought a lawsuit Thursday against Roblox, alleging the widely-used online gaming platform is rife with child predators and harmful content.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Roblox, an interactive online
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TRUMP, WARREN, ELIZABETH, TEST
President Donald Trump's comments about Democrats are always on fire, and Thursday was no exception when he lit up "Pocahontas" Sen. Liz Warren (D-MA) and her little powwow with New York Democrat socialist/communist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
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HURRICANE, ERIN, STORM, TROPICAL
As of now, Erin is not expected to pose a direct threat to the U.S.
Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season by Saturday morning and then become a major Category 3 hurricane by Sunday morning as it passes
Continued at ABC...
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MEXICO, SIGNED, FBI, CONQUISTADOR
FBI returns stolen conquistador document to Mexico
Cortés was an explorer who brought about the end of the Aztec empire and helped pave the way for the Spanish colonisation of the Americas. The manuscript details plans for his journey across what would become
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GUILTY, DEATH, FAKING, RAPE
Fugitive Nicholas Rossi guilty of rape after extradition to US
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BBC Rossi appeared in court in Utah with an oxygen tube in his nostril
An American fugitive who faked his death and fled to Scotland
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